Lec.1 Suffixes Surgical Procedures

Question 1

What does the suffix ‘-centesis’ refer to?

Answer 1

surgical puncture

Commonly used in medical procedures such as amniocentesis.

Question 2

What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-desis’?

Answer 2

surgical binding

Often used in procedures to stabilize joints or bones.

Question 3

What does the term ‘-ectomy’ signify?

Answer 3

excision, removal, cut out

Examples include appendectomy and mastectomy.

Question 4

What is the definition of the suffix ‘-pexy’?

Answer 4

surgical fixation

This term is often used in the context of organ positioning.

Question 5

What does ‘-plasty’ refer to in medical terminology?

Answer 5

surgical repair, correction

Examples include rhinoplasty and angioplasty.

Question 6

What does the suffix ‘-rrhaphy’ mean?

Answer 6

suture

Typically refers to the suturing of a wound.

Question 7

What does the term ‘sect’ imply?

Answer 7

to cut

Often used in surgical contexts.

Question 8

What is the meaning of ‘-stomy’?

Answer 8

forming a new opening (permanent opening)

Examples include colostomy and tracheostomy.

Question 9

What is a ‘tome’ in medical terminology?

Answer 9

instrument for cutting

Often used in surgical procedures.

Question 10

What does ‘-tomy’ indicate?

Answer 10

incision into, cut into

Commonly used in surgical terms like laparotomy.

Question 11

What does the suffix ‘-tripsy’ mean?

Answer 11

to crush, break down

Typically used in contexts such as lithotripsy.